Verne Clemons
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Verne James Clemons (Stinger or Tubby)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9½", Weight 190 lb.
- Debut April 22, 1916
- Final Game September 28, 1924
- Born September 8, 1891 in Clemons, IA USA
- Died May 5, 1959 in Bay Pines, FL USA
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Verne Clemons played catcher in the major leagues for seven years, all with St. Louis teams. He broke in with the St. Louis Browns in 1916 for four games, but spent the rest of his major league career with the 1919-1924 St. Louis Cardinals in the days of Rogers Hornsby.
Clemons was a decent enough hitter, usually hitting higher than the team average. He was in the navy in 1918, and played baseball for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station that year. Clemons is remembered in the book "Stand and Deliver" A History of Pinch-Hitting", as a solid pinch-hitter who went 15-for-54.
He often caught pitcher Bill Doak.
